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Legal bodies formed to help needy prisoners

By Our Correspondent
August 07, 2024
A representational image of needy prisoners. — AFP/File
A representational image of needy prisoners. — AFP/File

LAHORE:On the instructions of the CM, Punjab Home Department has taken an initiative to help the needy prisoners. Free legal aid has been provided to needy and poor prisoners in jails across Punjab. A spokesman for Punjab Home Department confirmed that Free Legal Aid Committees have been established in all 43 jails of Punjab. The committees have been formed in collaboration with the Punjab Bar Council and District Bar Associations. Poor prisoners will have to apply to their respective superintendent of jails who will be coordinating with the lawyer concerned for legal assistance. A total of 447 lawyers have been included in the committees.